Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1876, Page 1

/ b . ¢ Chicage Dailp Teibune,, vVOLUME XXXL- CHICAGO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1876. P[{'é’ E FIVE CENTS, ELIY. 8 s, it was neoe: o whits men—the Demacra n ‘greal ! o of your a - L 87 i e SR e | SOUTHL CAROLINAL | (i i, e & woe ety | ey oy s emva—sane, on | (s ostss’ on tho at of your mathar- | [ 3 Ry A Q. WATCH ES A'N James Redpath Interviews Cov. Chamberlain, D JEWELRY. We shall offer gpeciel inducements to cash buyers this week, 4 our stock of Go!ld and Silver Watches and Chains is still so jarge. Call and exxamine our goods, _MATYO & CO. And Presents a Lucid Statement of the Political Situa- INSURANCE CALL ONT §.M.MOORE, AT HIS NEW OFYICE, I Y. oo, of LSl & Madismsts FANCY STATIONERY, Poockot-Diarios, |Now Year’s Call- ing-Osrds, Photograph Albums, Fine Pocket-Bowks, Gold Pons, Pookot-Knives, Plpying-Cards, Cribbago-Boards, Games, &c., &a., st retail. Now resdy and fur- nished free upon Application, the latost revised ‘Tolograph Fire- Alarm, and Oalendnr for 1878, neatly arranged for the pocket. Culver, Page, lkoyne & Co. 8 and 120 _Moriroe-st. JEWELRY, FLATED WARE, Etc, TATITIT VYT Golid Rolled Gold- plate Jew- olry, all kinds Ladia Seta, $3 to §15; equal tosvlid; Bleave. tone, linttons, Studs, 2ieck-Chains, Rings, ctc. Parisimr Dismon Eardrope, in solid gold setting; Plgl‘ ln ¢ ¥ Eal Hpoont., nives, VER- For?x’u.c'ffi'l k nuo Tings, etc., SILVER Ropers Dros, gooda. Rare bars PLATED geine, - ks, Pock- WARED et RocketHiooks, Foc Huit close out every book by next Saturday night, Come and get them'at your own prica; 10,000 new miscellancous Looks, worth frors §1 to 85, for 50 oot t0 81.50. Prayer Books, eic, Az 1am going onl. of lhe’[cull trade, my entlre sock muat be aold {his woek, rejnrdlcss of cost. TEADALL, %42 Stlst, Choer Jikso, OCEAN STEAMSKIIPS. ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, ‘Tbe Goners! Tranastlant!n Company’s Mail Steamers beiween New York snd Jlavre, cnallmc &t Tlymouth (6. B.) for tiie laodink uf passengirs, The aplendid 1essela on this favorits roufe for the Chntinent, (Cabing Fovided with Klociris Leils,) wil sl from pler No. foot of llarrow street, N. R., a8 fulllows: Labrador, Sangller. Satiuday, Dee. ¥0, 3 p. m, Amer- kue, Pouiolz, - Saturdag, Jun. 13, i p. m. France, Tradelle, Eotdrday. Jnu 37, 4 b ui. “Eyice of pav uze in ‘gold (incliding’ wine) ' Firt cabiin, $110 to #1120, according to sccopimodation. Becond, €73, Third eabin, §40. Retirn tickets st reduced rates. Eieerage 624, with superior e ccommuation, including wige, bedding wnd ulensils; withoat extrs charge, Hextners marked that & doac. curry, sicerage pissca: ren._LOULY DIt GEBIAN, Azent, 2 Hroudway, Or W, F. WHITE, 07 Clark t tor Ghicago, INCHOR LINEMALL STEABIERS New Yorl: and Glassow: BOLIVIA, Dec. 30, 2 p i | ANCHORTA, Jan 13, 2 pm LSATLA. Jag, o i1 ' | CALLFOIVA" Jam 3y 104 o dilag Lixosrpoot, or Londonderry, Internrdiate, 8145; steersge, $23. New York ar d Londan: AXOLIA, Dee. 4o, 1 pini GTOPIA, Jun. 13, 2 p. m. Cabiny 853, 10 370: Kteorage, 39K, Dratta dasued for say SIMUNL AL current rates, HENDERSON DRUTIS V1§, 80 Washington-st, STATE LINE. ¥EW YORK TO GLASIOW, L1V ERPUOL, DUBLIN, BELFAST, AND LONDONDEIRY. % STATZ OF PENESYLVANIA Thursdsy, Dec, 28 STATE OF VIRGINIA,.. ‘bursday. Jan. 11 Cavise, 800, g5 and 10 aceorime to sccommeda: . Tteturn tickets, $110 ta $1:43, currency, Beee ood Cabin, ¥43. Jleturn Tickot, /0. Steerage at low- titrates. * Appy to AUST! WIN & CO,, Gen- Agenta. I WARRACE, Mansger, 64 (taricat,, Chicage. North German Lloyd. The steq Co will sall every Baty,. B g SR A D A tes of passago—From New YOk 10 boutham) nélmi avre, snd Bremen, first eabin, §i Sindeoutelt oo, 0" Sufsinh Hot ik i 2Tlowling Green, New York, Great Western Steamship Line. From New York to B tlstol (England) direct. ARRAGON, Y VA P aesiay bin . 701 Intorinediati Bteerags 830, &m&':r(.m M. F. WHITE, -8t Michigen OUNARD MAIL LINE, Balllng thres. times a weok toand from Dritish , weat Prices, Apply at Compauy O&c-. norihwest corner icago. ‘Ganeral Western Agent. Ciark and Randa ¥ i, DU VIINET, WHITT STAR, LINE, Dratts on Great Dritaln sud Ireiange © o " 45°% . STOUKILOLDERS MEETINGS, wiebe) e 8tockhqlders’ Meeting. ' “Entap Namiowat Bax, Cxutcauo, 1., Dec, 9, lMU«} “T‘hl sonusl meetingof the stockiolders of thie Iiank . oégflunleel on of Directors will bsiield at {ts Baoking ‘neu:"“d' the Gtle day of Jenuary mext, bee # hou; 'elock N AN B EARGe, Prestgent, The Hide and: Leather Bank, CHIO AGO, Dea, 31, 1876. The IIIIII:, meeting of { he stockholders of thilsbank, {or.4ye electlon of Divect ra for the envulig year, wil L i at its banking ofiice) on Tneldl(. 1h i 7y next, between ih&{lmun of 1a. m & LY TON L. BMITH, Ceshler, Stockholder's’ Meeting. ™ ; Cmicaao, Dec. 18, 1876, Mine dnngal meeting of ‘the Slockholders' of the Hirchants Savings. Losn s a0 Trast Campany, ef thls §iur, for the electlob of sley an Trustces Lo serve during 3¢ ensuing year wiil be hiel Lt the oftice of the Com: hnlnu Tuesday, Jau. 2, 1807, between the hours of & m. aod 130, . CIIAB. HENHOTIN, Cashler, m‘_&ajf_l:?fl_x;:x\;.ir LAW, CHARLES H. REED, ATTORNEY'AT LAW, Rooms 4 and 5, 01 |Dearborn.st, Bx ©OYL TAN I8, WILSON & IEVENDEN, OIL TANKS anp SHIPPING CANS, 47 & 40 Woat, Lake Birost, ., CIEICONAGO. @0 830 DR CAtALOMYS, S SOLLARH, ik Keep's: Collars, ey “m:'nlmg:;%fifle&;@f SMOKING TOBACCO. The Two Logislatures—Theories and Faots of Their Organi- Chamberlain on the Late Campaign in South Carolina. How Hampton’s Legion Bull- dozed the Repub- Why the Edgfield and Laurens Returns Were Thrown OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, HOKING MAREURG BROS. S ¥ O X NORTH CAROLINA The Monstrous Falsehoods of Gordon and Hampton. Biography of ¢Secnator” Ham- burg Massacre Butler. CANADA Fir Manufacturing Go. Madison-st., N. W. Cor, Franklin. Druring the Holldays wo will close out the balance of our atock at retall for mannfacturcr'scost price, and can offer aplendid valug in Khetland Seal Sacques, newest style, Nova Heotla Mink Bacques and Keal, Ruesian Otfer and Braver French fenl, Lynx, Alas! of medium grades, Qonta’ Caps In largest varlety, Children’s Cloaks snd Bets, Fic Qur goods aore all of this senson's manufacturs, and superlor in_workmanship and finish. 2K & BUCHER, Special Correspondence of The Tribune. CoLunsIA, 8. G,y Dec, 22.—The State Legls- laturc adjourned to-day. hero—on the surface. But, {f I{ wers not for the prescnce of the natlonal troops, thers would be a revolution that would wet the soll of the Btate with Republican blood before twenty-four hours Everything is qulct T Sets, ka Mink and Otter Sets | "ry0" gosoastoniste, 8 fo their Konsas war, havo o bogus Legistature—asort of Legislature velocepe: & one-wheeled vehicle without a legal quorum in the House and without auy Senate ticle can be made As the character fu * Hard Tlmes » remarked, To clear It up for North- ern students of Southern pollitics, I walted on Gov. Chamberlaln last cvening armed with o Here fs the report of our 4 1t’s all a muddle.” Sealskin Hals, Gloves and Wristiets, Furs of every descrip=- J. 8. BARNES & CO., 70 Madison, short-hand writer. talk ag stenographically reported: TUR TWO BJATA GOVERNMENTS. Q.—*Governor, will you give us a briel state- ment of the present political complication,—or, what they call in the North the *Soutlr Caro- lina Muddle?® Governor Chamberlain—* The actual facts of the present situatlon are these: According to the Ropublican vlew, the last campaign resuited in the clection of all the Republican State offl- cers, as well as the Republican Presidential Elcctors, and three out of the five Congress- Btate Canvassers ALIFORNIA NES ‘Wo have on hand assortmant of fine " PIIOHRT??'LNGELIG MUS. K, ond CLAR] NES' 24 The Board of old Vintages ol OWAI’}"EL‘RSK% produosd on the Contine: Guaranteeing thess spooi featly pure and raolial them to sll lovors af Roo PERKINS, STIERN & CO 11} BANDOLPH-3T. P“OPESALS- s PROPOSALA FOB GHOOERIES, Sealed nroposnls will be received by (ho undersigned ) Wedntaday, Jan. 12, 13 o'cloc apital for the Invane, or on the carsin Jack- tra C Sugar, in harrels, and have proceeded to inaugurate a Governor and Licutenant-Governor, who are now in pos- session of these offices. ftate officers liave qualificd and are in possecs- ston of their respective offices. branclies of the Legislature are now in session in the Statc-Ilouse, cnguged fn the ordinary work of legislution, 5 ¢ On the other hand, the Democratshave clafin- ed thal the result of the clection gave Hamp- ton and 8impson, thelr candidates for Governor and Licutcnant-Governor, & small majority of about 1,000 over tho Republican candidatee. They lwvo disregarded the declaration of the Board of Canvasscrs, ond have procceded, first, to organize a Houso of Representatives, outside of the legal House, and finally, with long de- hesitatlon, thoy advanced of declaring the election of Hampton and Slmypson, as Governor and Licutenant-Governor, upon cortifled coples of tho returns obtained from the Clerks of the Courts in tho various countics, and have in- sugurated theso two afficers. Thelr Governe ment {3 ot best fragmentnry, aud they aro wholly nuable to discharge auy of the functions of u Btate Government, cxcept 80 far as they may do it through the Governor alone, They do not elalm to have the Leglslature, nor to ba able to do any acts of legistation. TIE LEOAL THEORIES INVOLVED, #0f course there are the gravest questions of constitutional law fovolved in the statement 1 hayo just made, ubout sowe of which there is moro or less controversy. The leading question concerns the valldity of the organization of the legal House of NRepresentatives, inltios to be per~ we recommend The other Republican hoiee Itio Coftea. ieats exten Qolong Tea. 10 barre! z}iln(nn‘v)s]u:lr-;f!li(ulcl“flm. ow Orleuns Miola: cask Turkial Primcs, lay and much 0 purchased hy sal ust d uo gooils to be pale which danot equal the samples furnished by the mice rivilege rred of l, or part of Bny pro i of "fl'e'nmx"uflcn aniicien conmluare! Tropossls should be sent. in dupitenta sals for Groceries,™ one directod Trustee, and the other 1o 11, G. WIITLOCK, o H. F. CARRIEL, Superin. tendent; Jacksonvilie, 11, OLD PAPERS. OLD PAPERS FOR SALE, A1l 7 cts. per Hundred, Apply at Tribuno Counting Roow. State Canvagsera declored that only 1106 members were clected to thelHlouse of Repre- sentatlves, the Republicans rogard that number as comprising al who had auy proper clalm to act fn the orgauization of the House or to take uny part iu the action of that House at all, untit whatever ¢lajnn they might hava sbould be pessed upon by the House itacl? after its organ- The Constitution of the State declares that the House of Represcntatives shall consist of 124 members, and ifall the members bad been elected, & quornm would have consisted ofa msjority ot 134, but as only 116 were actuslly chosen, the Republican view is, that s quorum, in this fustance, consists in & majority 116, “Onthe 28th day of November, 1876, when the House of Representatives was orgauized, thero wero present sixty memuers declared elected by the Board of Btate Canvassers, Of these, fifty-nine, just amajority of 116, took part in the orgaulzation, and, according to the view just presented, had a right to do so, be- cause they constituted a quorum, “On the other hand,the Democrats have clalmed, as I hayp belore sald, that a majority of 124, namely, sixty-three, was the Jowest number that, under the Constitution; could form aquorum to do legislative business. LEGISLATIVH PRECEDENTS REVIEWED, “In conaldering this question, of a logisla- tive quormin under the Constitution, it will be found that,in all essential respects tho case is precigely like a similar caso whith might arise— and in fuct has arisen—under & corresponding vrovislon of tha United States Constitution, the ouly difference botween the two being un- important, so far as local practice and rule is concerned. For instance, the United Btates Constitution provides, stmply, that the House of Ropresentativcs shall consist of & certain number of meimbers, to be apportioned by Con- greas, based upon & certain basis of population. ‘The basls of population varies with esch dccade, and the'whole uumber of Representatives varies with each decado, butall the thne ths whole number of Represcntatives In the House of Representatives at Washington is just as fxed and dofinite as if & speciled number were named In the Constitution. The provislons respecting a quorum of the United Btates Constitution aro identical with thoso - of Carolina,, Now, Ing to a - fallurc to clect Representatives to Congress in the scceding Btate, it becomes necessary to delerming whather, In. order to PARTLY m'&l_:i-: Keep's Patent Partly-Made best, 0 for §67 can bo fintshied 5 174 KEEL MNFRU CU FINANCIAL, 7 PER CENT and 8 per cent loans on approved clty res) b FRANCIB B, PEABODY & CO., MONEY TO LOAN Atlow rates on fmproved real eatate In Cook Countyy roduce, and proylslons, Forelgn y ax easily a3 sowing & Al7 Cholce lonns on chalce busfu 000 8L 7 $3,000 and AZAIUS BILVERMAN, Hank, Chamber of Commerce, Water Loan HARVARD SCHOOL, oer e o Collage B‘pcclll facilities for the study of Jerman and l'rencxé Mr. 3. 9. SGOUNGH Rui-s‘uém u].}ui:\ Y M. BOOTH iss C, JIEINRIC! ay, 3. Th ne Sclontifc Sc for Kteading aud Elocation. rs. J. L. 6LOAN, for Penmanship, Xeep's Gustom 8hirts, i ordered unless pees Represontatives a quarum of the whole num- ber provided for Ly the atatutes passed in con- formity with the Constitution, or whether some otber rule was the true test of a legislative quo- rum. It was decided repeatedlf (a conclusion acquiesced in fully by both partles) that a quo- rum consisted of a majority of the members actually chosen. Agafn, Inthe next Congress, in the scssion of 1802-'63, the rame question arose In the Scnate, when it was elaborately argued amd decided by 2 formal reso- lution that & quorum K of the Benate conelsted of & majority of the members actually chosen. This resolution was adopted by the vote of the ablest me of both parifes, among them on the Republfean sido Charles Buinncr, Fessenden, Wilson, sad Wade, and on the Democratic side ancrdin]ohnmn and Ly- man Trumbull (now a Deincorat), and others. We, here, have regarded these precedents as controlling, and have acted upon them. Weo bad a mojority of all the members actuslly chosen when the House of Representatives was orgaized. After the organization, the House proceeded to decide conteated scats in several of the counties and seated the Republican claim- ants, 8o that the whole number of new members acting with the present Houso has been as high a8 seventy-three. At ono time five of these men were Induced to eccedo from the legal House and joln temporarally. the sccession House; two of them havo since returned to thelr proper allegiance. The legal Houre now consists of sevanty members,/which under any view of the question of aquordm sronld besuf- ficient. The Senate ls unquestiouably Republi- can. Onc-half of them are clected cvery two years, the present political division belng elghteen Republicans to thirteen Democrats. The two vacancies were caused by the fuiture to clect In tho counties of Edgefield and Lawrence. The Benate bas from the firat recognized the legal House. The two bodles have co-operated in acts of leglslation; have rccognized ine as Qovernor, fnvariably; have met in joint as- sembly, first, for the declarstion of the vote for Governor and Licutenant-Governor, and, sccond, for tho confirmation of the clee- tion of United States Benator,—as well as to witness my inauguration as Goveroor. It will thus be scen that the only alleged defect in the Republican measures for the government of the Btate grows outof a claim that no less than sixty-threc members could constitute a quorum of the lower House. “I have before stated substantially the de- fects in the Democratic situation. They claim to have had & valid House of Representatives from tho first, but make no claim to the Scnate, or to any State officers, except Qovernor and Licutenunt-Governor. In the face of all this they have, notwithstanding, proceeded to in- augurate thelr Governor, but have been unable, of course, to accomplish any legislative work, and Lampton, so far as I know, has not yet as- sumed to perform any Executive functlons. 1 regard the legal Bituation s’ entirely safe and satisfactory for the Republivans, There are grave practical dQifliculties that may be thrown fun our way by the Democruts, And it 18 too carly to predict how we shall find our way through all the difficulties beforo us. One thing {s vertain: the sltuation {s much inore sat~ Isfactury now than it has been at any tine slnco the election.” 2,5y CIARACTER OF THOE CAMPAIGN. Q.—* How many members do tho secession- 1sta clalm 1" 37 Gov. C.—**To answer that question, it will be necessary for mo to eay that the imporiant question now before the Stato Canvassers was, first, the valldity of the election in the cquntics of Edgefleld and Laurens, ‘The- character of the clection in those two countlcs was tlio most dificult, as well as tho moat important, ques- tion which came bofore the Board:. Ouithe part of the Republicans abundant preofs were prosented showing, flrst, 8 systematic, deter- wjued, woll-organized system of futimidation, with a view of affecting the election and destroy- Ing the freedom of Republican votery, in all the ‘ways that are now familinr to those who know anything of Bouthern eclectlons, These cou- sisted of an sgreement among the land-owners in these counties, followed by a notification to the colored tenants, that no contracts would be made with any who voted the Republican ticket, elther for thelr Iabor upon wazes, or for shures of the crop, or for rent of the lands, and that no advanco -of provisions or stock would bo made. This was foilowed hy a notification— served in varlous ways, sometimes In spéeches at public meotings, somethnes through the local newspapots, more often by letters sent to the parties themselves, or through disgulsed bandsof men at night—to the leaders of the party, that if they persisteit in orzanlziog sud conaucting the canvuss for the Republican can- didates they would be obliged to leave the coun- try orlose thelr limbs. Tita great number of Instances these two features of the planof In- timidation had but little: cffect, and they were therefore followed by more vigotvus plans of Intimidation; and under this hend the first featurc fs kunown as the ‘‘Division of Time.” This consiated tn tho Democracy golng alwxys armed, and usu- ally mounted, fu large numbers, gathered from all parts of the county, to the Republican meet~ ings, and calling upon the Republican spoakers and leaders to give them onc-hall of the time for addruessing Republican sudlencas, In nny other country than the South thiswould bs decmed tco impudent & demand to be made, much more to be allowed, by any politial par- ty. But,in point of fact,the Republicaus of of this 8tate were without sny practical inhans of resisting this demand, ) g THH GOVERNOR'S PERSONAL BYPEHIENCE, #7 attended in August lust o meeting of this kind at Edgefleld Court-House. 1 ar rived there about O o'clock in the morn- ing, and found the town already filled | with o large number of Democrats mounted and heavily armed with plstols. They wore riding ‘through the town shouting and threatening, with a vicw, ovidently, to prevent us from holding a meeting at all, but, falling In this, sbout a half-hour before tho timo for hold- Ingour meeting, they mustered in thg publle square, formed themsclves {n marching order, under the command of Gen. Butler aud Gen, Qary, and marched to the grove where tho Re- publican mectlng was to be held, and actually took posscssion of the plutform and the spaco} around the platform, although tlie grove had’ been enguged by the Ropublicans and the plat~ form orccted by them, and the mecting called solely by them," WHO OBN. M. C. DUTLER 18, ! Q.—~*This s thu Gon. Butler who fs just elected United States Scnator by the Seccsslon- Istai" . Gov, C.—* Yes, olr, the same man—Gon, M. C. Butter,” Q.—*1Is ho the same Butler who was the leader of the Hlamburg massacret™ i Gov, 0.—* The snme man sgain.” i Q.—‘*Is lio any rolatlve to the United States Benator to whose speoch Bumner roplied §t tho time ho was so brutally asssulted by Brooks?" Qov. C.—*Yes, hio is a nephow of Benator A, P. Butler, with whom Mr, Sumner had so many encounters in the Benate," ¥ Q.—*Is not he also a rclative of Preston Brooks, who trioit to assassinato Sumnert? Gov. C.—*I belleve he is a cousin,” PRENDOM O¥ SPEACIL 1N SOUTI UAROLIRA, 4'I'o return to the meeting which 1 waa de: scriblng: When the Republican audionce and speakers arrived at the grove whore the meeting was to be held, they found, a5 have stated, the Democrats in possession of their platform and place of meeting. Twoor threo of the Repub- licans, with myeclf, however, weut upoy the platforo and sbo fzst scano fu the meeting wes sctuatly did before any Republican was allowed tospeak at oll. After this the Republicans wete Informed by Gen. Gary_that they hed come there to divide time, and that if the Re- publicans did not give them half the time there would be trouble, and the responsibility of that trouble would be on the Radical lead- ers. The situation was so thresten- fog—the number of these ' mounted and armed Democrats was so great—that every one sawal aglance that theonly thing tobe done for the time belng was to allow them one- half the time, If any meeting at all was held; and it wasalso belleved that the Republicans would have been attacked, and that }ives would have been lost, {f they;had attempted quictly to withdraw, without holding the meeting.” Q.—**This was after the Hamburg massacre! ¥ Gor. C.—~'*Yes, just about onc month after the Hamburg massacre. The result was that I spoke at this meeting for about half en hour, under the greatcst possible restraint, and with the consciousncss that my own fife was in dan- ger, and that anything Itkea full and free Re. publicun speech would have produced a general massacro upon the spot. ' PUBLIC THREATS AND INTIMIDATION, 1 was followed by Gen. Butler, who attacked not only the Republican party, but the Repub- lican leaders who were present, fn terms of the most unmeasured abuse. Hetold the Repub- Heana preacnt that the Democrats were golng to carry that county; that they might as wellmake uptheir minds to it then; that, no matter biow, —that was not important for them to know,— he wanted them to understand the fact that ' the Democrats were golng to rule that county, and going to carry that election. Gen, Gary also spoke, fn still moro brutal terms, but to the same effect. “Now, the result of such o meeting as this was, of course, the reverse of advantageous to the Republicans. They felt o sense of indignation and wrong, but still they felt that the Democracy had had thelr way, and liad gained an advantage, and the whole effect upon Republicans was cxccedingly dispiriting, and ft showed; also, to the leaders, how great the danger was to them personally. And here, as clsewhere, it 18 not every leading politiclan who I8 willing to incur great personal risks in order to stand by Wis priuciples or to serve his party. “This meeting at Edzeficld Court-House was a speclmen meraly of the plan which was prac- ":miv throughout this aud the adjoining coun- tea,! Q.—“Do you mean throughout the *Black Belt"i” Gov, C.—*Yes, through all the countles where the Republicans had & majority. And there was another forin of intimidation more severe than any yet deseribed. This consisted 1n bodies of armed men riding at night through the county and entering the cabins of the color- ed peaple and threatenlng them with death, or dragging them out of thelr cablns and whipping thiem, and {n some instances killing thewm," A QUESTION OF, VERACITY. Q.—**Gen. Gordon, Senstor from Georgla, etated In o telegran addressed at the Preshlent (and published by the Assoclated L'ress, I believe, before the President saw t) that ‘during the Inte oxclting canvass in this State no dlood ad een shed except by the partisans of Chamberlain,’ If iy memory serves me rightly, Wade Hamp- ton also sizmed the dispatch. What {8 your answer to that etatement? " Gov. C.—" Such o statemont {3 a monstrous falschood, by whomsoever stated. When I say o fulaehood I mean untrue {n fact, and I am un- able to sce how it fa not an untruth in inteat, by any person who Las the slizhtest familfarity with the history of thelast fourmonths inSouth Curollna, Uy own belicf is that over 100 Kejnib- licans have lost their tives, purdy an aczount of their politieal opinions, sluce the 1st of last July in this State, and I know that smore than flyty swell-quthen- tlcated cast of political smurder have ovcurred in this Slate. “ But returning to Edgefdeld as a ‘specimen county, and the one involved In the discussion before the Board of State Canvassers; whencver there was a settlement or district In this county When such a blow was acemed necetsary for the complete intimidation of the Republican leaders, this system of assassination ot night ‘waus practiced, ‘This may be considered a general description of tho methods adopted to terrorize the country prior to the day of clection. " PRAUDS AT XLECTION. *On the day of elcetiun, however, tha most effective means employed for overcoming tho Republican’ majority was repesting. Thixwas practiced by ‘bands of Georglans, who ralded from poll to poll throughout the eounty,as well a8 by many of the whits people residents gz the county, wlo voted at differcut polls ang oftentimes repeated at the same poll, There] was bardly a preclnet fu the county whero the wmanagers were unot so much in fear of boally Injury or death ws to allow thew” to “discharge the dutles of thelr ofice property, In same instances the ballot-boxes were taken possesslon of during tie day aud carried awny from the polls, Hmlw Ly for tho purpose of siutling them with Demo- cratic votes, and in vther instauces Lhey were taken possession of at the close of the poils and no count us required by law was allowed until those who bind them fn chargo were ready. o Unlted Blates Supervisors and Deputy Marshals that were detatled fur the various polls wero {nmany Instances vaeulcd from belug reaent or cven in slght of the ballot-buxes, and hey were so completely Intimidated by tho cvidences ot violence nround, that they rarely dared to make sny report ol the violetico and disorder they witnesecd, “What was not accomplished by sctualrepeat- ng was accomplished in the making up of re- turns, and lere again the oflicers of the election wero threatened, and so much violenro was threatencd that .they were required in very many instances tu sign returns which they kuew.to be alse, And, finally, when the commissioners of clection at thu Court-House spxregated the re- turns from the polls, two of this Hoard of Can- yassers considered themselves in such danger af Injury or death that they signed the returns Jmowing them to bo falss, nud dido't even dare to scnd up to Columblaany protest aguinst the roturns, or anty evidencs of the violauce and dis- wrder which aitended the election. B -+ Unfortunately ou the day following tho elec- tion tho United States troops were ordered nway from Edgefield, and it wus uot until by speclul authority m—umpunr of United Btatea troops wero ordered back that any progress was mmsdle toward obtaluing auy evidence of the violence and disorder {n this vounty, I recollect well that tho frst incssenger who brought us auy evidencs from Ropublican sources of the elee- tlon was a volored woman who wus scnt over because no man darcd to uxposs himself to the dauger of traveling from Edegtield Court-Houss to Columbls. . ACTION OF TIIB LOARD OF HTATE CANVASSERS, “'Theso evidences, when cxamined by the Board of Btate Canvassers, convinced them that 1t was uucr)‘\: Impuossible to scparate the legal votes from the illegal, or even to discrimiuute by polls in ibls county, so as to ellmluatc 1 elnmdulenl. and fllegul votes, und heuve s result which would represent the honest votes of the wunl{;" Q.—*Do the laws of South Caroliua Invest thy Boand of State Cunvassers with power to ‘ga bebind tho face of the returus ' Gov. 0.—"* Tlicre Is no donbt of it whatever, It Is made thelr duty to decide all coutests and protests which may ariss out ol ony election, wilere the power to do so does not by the Con- stitution reaida u some other body, ~ And this ruje covers overy case that can urise, “ Hesldes this, wo have had the same machiu- ery for racertaining and decluring the result of eloctjons since 1503, aud they have invaclably exerciseil Lhe saia powers which they have ex- < a respect Lo tho recent election.” : YIAUDS BHOWN LY ELKCTION BTATISTICS, Qi How dlId tho returns of the last clection cow| with tho returns of previous elections At Wl lnfl there way no intimidation,—or but Mttda intimidation, aud with the mule white and mala colored populatlpn of the countyd 1 usk thla question because fien. (fordon has descrlb- cd the thruwlng ouy of tho ‘heavy Democratic mujoritics’ uf this coyuty aud Laurens &3 a Uov. C.—!* The returna were in startling con- trast o the returns of any previons clectlon heldin this county. For fnstance, the entire vate of this county, ltepublican and Democratlc, In 1874, was a Mittle over 6,000, which was n de- cidedly full vote for that county: and, in thopresent election, the nnpircgmte reported yote is nver 8,300, In the clection of 1574 tha Republican majority was 1,200; and, Iu_this election, the reported Democratic majority Is over 8,200. Besldes thie, the reported” vote of the county 18 over twnty-siz hundred in ezcexx of all persons, white and colared, over tioenly-one years af age, bn the eounty, according tn the Btate cen- sus of 1875, which shows a large excess uf popu- Iatton over the United States census of 1810, * In viow of these fats, the Board of State Canvassers declded as to the Connty of Edpge- fleld that no legal and valid clection had taken place on the 7th of November, and that they could not ducide that any persons had been elected in that county at that clection, ‘4 The Board reached the same conclusfon ns to the County of Latrens, upon grounds gener- ally the same as those In Edgelleld, and” with this nutable addition: that the returns of the Board of County Canvasscrs in Laurens County were signed by only two of the three members of the Board, one of these two signing under written protest, and afterwands making his athi- tlavit before the Board of State Canvassers that he signed simply to save his life until he could gel to Columbla, or some other place of safoty. 'he clection was, therefore, not only vold In ftsclf, but ‘there were no returns of ihe clectfon that could be taken notice of hy the: Board of State Canvaesers. In this way it came about that only 116 memn- bers of the House of Representatives reccived certifleates of their election from the Board of Canvaasers. These two counties had cight rep- resentatives, five from Edgficld and three from Lawrence—wlith the one Senator from each.” TIB DOGUS LEGISLATURE. Q.—* All were rejected Gov. C.—'*Yes, all were rejected from both countics,’”” Q.~*How many Democrats were elected at tho late clection tothe House, exclusive uf these two countlesi’ Qov. C.—** Fifty-seven.” Q.—'*A minority of the House?" Gov, U.~—'*Yes, a minority, under any view of the question of 3 quorum—I mean to say a ninority of 116, and of course a minority of 14, The only pretext that the Democrats have that they hod n quorum when they organized thele Hoise came from their Including the clains of persons who appearcd on the face of the re- turns to have been clected from Edgfleld snd Laurens.” Q.—"From whom do your members-elect to the House of Representatives receive their cers tifleatesi™ Gov, C.—* From the Becretary of State. He Issues them “}Pun the declaratiot of the election made hy the Board of State Canvassers.!! . ~—~"“To how many of these Democrats dld he fssue certificatesi” ov. C.—*To anly fifty-seven.” Q.~Then how did these fifty-seven mem- Dbers, who do tot constitute a quorum of the House, reat the elght members from these two counties! 1s there any law of Bouth Carolina that authorizes them to do sol" Gov. C.—* No law whatever; they stmply did it without law, and without precedent, and in definnce of the law, In fact, i§ was a sheer as. sumnption that because the members from Edg- fleld aud Laurens appeared by the returns, as originally sent in to the-Board of State Can- vassers, to have been clected, that they there- fore were clected, notwithstanding the Hoard of 8tate Cauvassers had declared otherwise, and the Secretary of 8tate had refused to give them certificates of election.” Q.—* I understand you to say that tha seced- inz body clalming to be the Democratie House s no fegal quorum under any interpretation of the law, and also that {t hes no Scnate at allt How does It get alone without a Senatet Do any of the Democrats In the. lezal Beuato act with _the seccsslonists’ Sennte, or have the: seceded from the legal Legialature altogether?™ Gov. C.—* No, they have no Benate whatever, and no portton of the Senate which co-operates with the legal Housc of Represcatatives pre- tends In any way to co-operate with the seccs- ston House. cy are eiinply holding dally sessions of their sccession House without Lav- ing any pretense to s Benate,” B DEMOCRATIO CONSISTENCY. Q.—%Have the Democratic Senators who were elected at this last election taken soats in the legul Banate which ru—ofinlud ou as Gov- ernor, or do they bold 8 ‘Rump' Benate In the Becessfon Halls " Gov. C,—** All the Benators-clect have actunl- 1y qualified, and taken thelr scats in the Senate which meets {n the State-House, and which rec- ognizes me as Governor, and the persons claim- ing to have been clected from the Lo connties of Edgflcld and Laurens are also clamorlng for scats In the same Senate.” Q.—*Have these Dewocratic Senators drawn their salary under your certilicato’” Gov. C.—**Well, they have applied for and recelved certificates upon our Btate Treasurer, who, under Democratic tultlou, has, as I sup- posc, adopted tho system called by the Charles- ton News and Courler, by way of cuphemism, * Proffers—~not proseription,’ but Ibelleve he lins not actually Puhl their certitieates up to the present time.’t THE UM SENATOR. Q.—**How ducs dues this legislative Hamp- ton Legion pretend to boable to elect United States Scnators with only one brauch of their Legislature, even if it sliould be admitted that it had o legal il“"n""‘" (oy. C.—**That I 1ay call an insoluble Dem- ocratic mystery, Plainly, they have no grounds on whichi o ¢laim that they ure competent to elect o United States Senator.” Q.—* I8 it true that Deniocratic Scnators sit- ting and voting dally in the Legislature that recognizes you ns Governor, and addressing your lilcuteunnt-flm'cmnr every time they rise asthe resident of tho Senate, linve gone over to the ;vfi:’s‘alnu Leaislature and voted for Gen, sut- al ov. C.—*Yes, they have donc rr(\elully that. They actuully voted on the day of the election of My, Corhin, they actually voted fn the Sen- ate Inthe 8tate-House, and yet they have sinee, 48 you aave reminded me, goneto thy secesslon Houss md voted again for M. C. Butler.” DIPPEUENIE BETWEEN CHAMUERLAIN'G AND \ uaves' vorm. . 3 Q-*"‘V‘“Llnl]mlly did you claim to have received nt the last eléetion over Hamptoni! Gov. C.=* 2cording to the decision of the Bourd of BtateNanvaasers, leaviug out the re- turns from all thcountles in dispute, I had o ml]l)l’"{ of & coudderably over $,000 upou tho face of the returns,ynd if, on the other hand, o scrutiny had been finle, as 1 think should bave been miade, by the of State Canvassers and b;: thu" Le, e‘ln;l]l\{ of mhm-l u:'umlu by separate s, Ishould ve received a tnajor- ity of IH)P:&N)U to lE.L&?‘ Al Q—* What wmujority did 2g IIayes Electors re- celve at tho st elecfioni® \ Gov, C—* An aversge majorsy of about 900 or Q—*Tlow do you account for the Jifference between the Ropublican Presliential voto and the Republican Gubernatoris! Yotor® Goy, C—**'This results from the fact that the Counticsof Edgefielid and Laurcna were included in the convaga of the votoas returned ynd exclus, ded for (iovernor and Licutonant-Govetaor, The cause of this was the advive of leuding Repuulic- ang at the North. 1t'was thought bewt that no ucation of tho power of the Board of Statu &mvnmn ta exclude any of the countiea which were embraced in the refurus should e raised as to the Presidential Electors, aml the Board concluded that they would in cvery {natanea take the returns predsely as they wero received by them, aud sinply sgzregate them, This wan done, and the resulk iwas us has beon stated; while in the case of the eloction for Governor and Lieutenant-Goveynor tllLiY‘d!tolmVlN to reject thoso counties fu which fraud andylolencs WCro most conspicuoua.” —— This I the ouly ludd, truthful mu' ent of the political situation hiere that bas )therto been publisued. But'thers uro other poblems that demand examination. -1 sball gyvo tha Governor's explanation of them In my nuat Jet- tor, Let ins end, therefore, by the tilling words of Robert Bonuer in the Nev\York Ledger: (To be conttaued In ournest.] \ James RxopaTy, PORK-PACKING, : Bpectal Dispaich to The Trivens, Des Moines, ls., Dee, 25.—~Hogs are coming, in lively, und tho two packing-Louses arc dis- posiug of about 1,500 por day, Over (9,000 huve };gan klllfid this :l:luon. The n} 2 2 :;‘elglgls: 10 pounds,—and fucreasa over oAt Jear, swl'i‘l‘:nwhnble boxcs all its meat'sud ships [t dlrect to Liverpool under contract ea———— JUDICIAL APPOINTMEXT." al Dispaich to The TrduNs. LAxumg”b'i‘lch. ‘b‘éfi‘ 2&-"rm Governor has sppoiated Atichacl Brown, of Big Rapidd, Ju Ll chose tho fullow assiatance of the Introlt—Mundredth Psalm. ALibi " .Delight of Children and - of Cood Livers. Appropriate Services in the Churches---The Lavish ‘Wealth of Deco- rations, In Hospitals and in Asylums-- How the Orphans Feasted ' and Were Glad, The Conductor Tells His Melan~ choly Tale, and the Re- porter Melodiously Moans, Tho Theatres, German awd Engligh— Christmas on Hard-Tack Out in the lee—German Festivities. Christimas on Bare Boardss«=Poy« erty and Crime at a Free Lodging=House. A Banquet at the Cunnty' Jall~-Fensts® ing at the Hotels~-Curling and Pigeon-Shooting, CHRISTMAS, AND 173 OBSERVANCE IN CHICAGD, Several old inhabitants were heard to remark yesterday that It was the hest Christmas—refer- ring to the climatic conditions—that thoy had. scen In many years, or words to that effect. Aud ft was an exceptional Christmas in many respects, Thero fs almost always some draw- back to the festivitics of that day, Tho weather, for {nstance, is elther too warm or too cold. In the former caso the peoplo are de- barred from enjoying the sleigh-ride which (s onc of the traditional smusements of the day,— almost as customary as the practice of calling on New Year's. In the other case the people who are {ntrepfd enough to risk an open-alr trip arc apt to have a large supply of frozen ears and” noscs on hand, ” Yesterday the weather went to nelther ex- tremity, It was mild cnough to admit of out- door excreise with impunity. Thore was a suf- ficent quantity of snow on the ground for sleighing, and more came down during the cven- inz. Conrequently the sleighs were out in leglons. The avenues resounded all day with the tinkling of the bells and the laughter of the young people behiud them. Down-town the streets wers almost as unl‘g 8son nn ordinary day, the stores belug open duning the forenoot, A good deal of racing occurred between. the oo cupants of different slelghs, notwithstanding the disopproval of the sturdy policemen ab thy crossings, - - Christmans was apparently enjoyed by all classes, The fast youne men, who Irequenfed the tip-top saloons of Clark strect, and who - Dbibed endiesa m_;gur! of sour iash and pumber- less bowls of Tomeand-Jerry, seemed to_take credit unto themselves of liaving a good time alter their own uotion, Probably somd of them grew a little light-headed as the day pro, and ovinced a decided proclivity for varlety songs, and towards eveniog beenng ntil moroe verbose, and about midnizht landed m theirlodgings n n very much shook-up aud di- sheveled condition, Probably a few of them went to bed {n the basement floor of tho Annory Police Stution, where they slumbered as swect- 1y aa if thelr heads reposéd on pillows of down, Yet the fast young men had their Christmas, Druins and sleds were common articles on the cidewalks from carly {n the morning. Tho Emud poasessors of tliess treasures might have ocn a little too demonstrative or active for the comfort of clderly singlo peutlemeu who- wercobliged to do any walking, and might Jwve clicited strong and comprabensive remarks from the gentlemen in question; yet the boys und girls were nol_secroingly dfscournged, bt Kept on sltding and beating (helr drums with an alr that was dauntless and satlstled. In many of tho churches there were morning services, and reporta of the dolags there will by found below. “Reporters also visited many of the charltahle and other public {nstitutions, and Juet how tho inmates fared aud what they did ou Christinas muy be Iearned by perusing the- detalled narratives that follow, CIIURCH BERVICES. BT, MRS 8t. James' Church, coruer Csss and Huron sireets, was profueely decorated with flowers™ und garlands of evergreen. On each side’of the auditorium, stretching from ove glrder to the next, was o long chaju of evergreen which hung gracefully between the girders, From the four corners caused by the “L's" of the edifice there extended to the highest raftess, ns thoy may be called, other bands of green, and from the point whero those bands unlted thers huvgu large. basket of vines which extended thelr graceful leugths toward thefloor, Butween tho windows were fanciful designs - mado - of. colored paper, ' cut iu varlous devices, bordered withevergreen, and contaluing motioes from the Beripturesand the various names of the Delly. There were also beautifully made. - crosses aud stars. On thoright of the chauceh steps stoud the baptismal fount, out of which arose 2 moat beautiful crossmaide of grecn snd white. The pulpit on the left of the steps war adorned with rich flowers, white aud red, mode {uto a fanciful design, Theralling which sepue rutes Lhe cholr from the hody of the church was covered with ¢ Glory be to God ju the highost,” in large evergreen letters with a background of white, Thedecoration of the chaneel was the most. elaborate und handsome. Across the, front was erectod 8’ fromework: cone slating of four enall orches wnd one larger aich in the, centre; all were surrounded by @ 2quare frame, wad the whols covered with evergreens The large centre sich wus overtopped by u frmwewwk formiog rght-augle, the polnt of the augle toward the zenith, Just below tho point was o large ever frcen atar, and below thaty suspeudad frow the igheat pulut of the arch, was o basket of fepus and leaves, T'he wall of tho chancel wis wain. seotud, 50 to speak, with a lattiee-work of vveis freen bunds, and tho altar wus one mass of ricn and pure flowers, Upon the altur was a- tflorn) duyica coutaining the words, ** Holy, holy holy." "Iy frout of the altur was coveral w u white clath, upon which were tixed ferns aututnn-leaves In besuteous array, the whole formiug o church decoratlon of unusual riche ness, ‘Lhe seryices were begun with an organ vals untary from Guilmant, aud closed with a Fugua i, C minor by Bach. Mr. Jobn White, the rch organist, presided over the imuae, aud lni programume, which, with the cholr, was exquisitely given: iy ul +es.Dudley Buek *+Glurls .Caurbldge ymu~—** Adi; Torhs 1 Kxceluin Festival I D, - \Ihe Rector, the Rev. Dr, Ilaitls, preached s slort sermon upou ** Tha Word Was Made Flvab aul Dwelt Auiong Us,”” snd the communlon ser¥eo followed, after which the chlines nguin ng. it El. uot be smiss to state that tho con- 's present to thelr Rector was about ASCENSION. e the Fourtesuth Clreulty is blace ol A.dfi‘ *_The Hok Communion wus observed In the Glddingy, dewased. | Churel 0l Y Ascousloy yesterdsy worning o